My Guardian Angel

March 2009

March 30, 2009

I am looking forward to making some more. I thought as Easter is approaching it would be a good time to show you our rescue rabbits. We have four lop-eared rabbits called Cookie, Biscuit, Horlicks and Cocoa, me and the kids love having them around and are glad we was able to give them a nice home.

Here they are..

Our little sweetie Cookie has a lovely personality and just loves hugs and strokes.

Biscuit is a very handsome fella, but is still nervous but lets me stroke him at food time lol.

Horlicks and Cocoa are very cute and cuddly and ive had these since birth.

Wells that was our weekend looking after and loving our pets, lots of craft and no dreaded HW so I am off to try and get a little neglected HW sorted now.

March 27, 2009

Well Rayofsunshine house is full of busy bees and the weekend has not started yet.We have a HUGE list of things to be done, like sewing up cardigan, finish knitting teddy, knit another rabbit for a teacher thats leaving, make buttons and do quite a bit of baking. Oh yes and the endless housework that never really seems done EVER!

Anyway at the moment I am at list stage, you know? the one where you sit there with a pen and paper just writing about things, have another drink eat another biscuit or cake and nothing really get done does it :0) Well craft and art wise it does but housework errmmm no it kind of gets in the way of my sewing/baking/craft etc

Oh well lets see how far we get on Monday, Will I finally spring clean my bedroom and look in my sons room and find him some matching socks? or will I just finish my craft things and ignore the dread HW, im not sure about you lot but HW is seasonal here, when the sun is shining the house is quite nice and tidy but when its raining like now I ignore all around me and grab my latest WIP project.Hope you all have a lovely weekend

March 26, 2009

Oooooh dont you just love it when the postman arrives with a delivery. I had a good look around Kemps wool website the other day and ordered some patterns and wool and they have arrived. Im sooooooo happy I will be starting on the little girls cardi for one of my little daughters straight away. ( will put a photo up when done). My book order from Amazon also arrived so it was a double delight.

Lastest cooky book

Ok well thats me kept out of trouble for today I will be reading new cook book and knitting.

Oh and to my sister - there is a Honey,Lemon and Yoghurt cake recipe in that book could it be like the missing recipe we have been looking for since that dreamy Lemon Yogurt cake from our childhood. I will let you know I have bookmarked this cake to be made on Sunday.

March 25, 2009

Well last night I was feeling really poorly, so any huge baking plans have been put on hold. I did have planned my sister's soup(skipping in the meadow) for the weekend but you know what? I brought it forward a tad..

I did it a little chunkier then sister's and double the amount with my hungry lot! Im so pleased thats out the way I only need to cook some cheesy scones just before they come home.

In the meantime cold cure therapy for me as when I get a cold it can be pretty rough as I suffer from brittle asthma. My therapy includes a purry cat, my knitting, lots of honey and lemon drinks and a warm quilt.

First mix cornflour with a little water in a cup. Put remaining water in a pan. Stir in lemon juice rind and cornflour paste from the cup, bring to the boil stirring all the time then simmer cook for 2 minutes. Cool it a little. Stir in 5 tbsps of the sugar and the egg yolks and pour into the pastry shell. In a clean bowl whisk egg whites, then gradually whisk in remaining sugar and spread over the pie.

Turn oven down to gas mark 2 and bake for 40 mins.

Enjoy!

Was that the end of my baking no it was not! When I was having a little nosy around attic24's blog I noticed her cookie recipe and believe me them cookies are heaven. Thankyou so much attic24 my children and I are eternally grateful. We added cadburys milk chocolate chunks instead of choc chips, cooked one batch then had to quickly cook another.

I woke up this morning at 6am feeling a bit under the weather, there is a virus going around Rayofsunshine house and I think I am the latest victim :0(. Anyway nevermind I do have some reasons to be cheerful, I am just sooo excited about my little gem lettuce seedlings sprouting up, also my pink camelia looks beautiful and my blossom on my cherry tree :0)

Pink Beauty

Lets hope the birds do not eat my cherry's this year !!!

I had great fun taking photos of my front garden :0)

Later on today I will add some photo's of my baking, but I think I may kind of forget about the spring cleaning today and curl up on the sofa with my knitting instead.

Thankyou for all your kind and welcoming comments on my blog, I popped over and visited all your blogs and had a lovely time reading them, it will take me a little time to read all your posts on your blogs but what fun I will have doing so. You are all such a lovely kind arty crafty community :0)

March 23, 2009

I love all my children equally with all their different ways, all six of them are so different and it has been a joy to watch them growing up. Today I have very much been thinking about my oldest child who is just coming out of that teenage stage and is starting to grow into a young lady. My daughter started college in September and is doing very well there and got a distinction in her studies, this was one reason to be proud, but it has just not stopped there yesterday my daughter started voluntary work for the Heart Foundation in a local charity shop and did she forget me on Mother's day - no she didn't she bought me a lovely teddy and chocolates and a great big card with her very small allowance. I have yet to get my daughter to knit and sew but I am working on that and we are going to try soap making together - so watch this space :0)

Here is the bear she bought me (big one with pink bow) sitting amongst friends at the foot of my bed. No sign of the chocolates they have been eaten ;)

March 22, 2009

I thought it was apt to start my blog today being Mother's day. I am a proud mum of six lovely children with age ranges from six to seventeen years old. I have one cat, one dog, and four lop-eared rabbits. I love doing lots of craft things which I hope to share with you over time. I bought my first digital camera today so you will have to bear with me on that one :0)

Here is my first picture taken with my newbie camera

I was up at 5am finishing this for my very special mum, I took it along to her this morning accompanied with a card, chocs and a cake. My little ones did not like to see it go so it looks like I will be knitting a few more in time for Easter.

bobtail view

I hope you are all having a lovely Mother's day. ( *note to self uneven ribbons lol)

About me

I am full-time single Mum of six children aged 7,8,9,13,14 and 17 years old,one of my children has Autism.I have a tabby cat called Honey Jasmine,a bichon frise called Bailey and four lop-eared rabbits named Cookie,Biscuit, Horlicks and Cocoa.I love all arty crafty and love to have as much home made things around me as possible.